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  1. lung7707

    lung7707 F1 World Champ

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  2. intouch1

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    congrats on the best daily driverin the sports car world.
    us porsche drivers consider the dark side to be lambos :D
     
    intouch1, Apr 11, 2009
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  3. lung7707

    lung7707 F1 World Champ

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    Acutally... its the same here. As far as I am concerned anything other than a Ferrari is the dark side. :D
     
    lung7707, Apr 11, 2009
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  4. StoryBook

    StoryBook F1 Rookie Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Congrats. I'm "almost" using my GT2 as a daily driver.

    I always thought dark side was Lambos as well. I kinda see Porsches and Ferraris in the same "light". :)
     
    StoryBook, Apr 11, 2009
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  5. lung7707

    lung7707 F1 World Champ

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    Porsches are the good guys!
     
    lung7707, Apr 11, 2009
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  6. ferraripete

    ferraripete F1 World Champ

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    yes but i think porsche are the really fast guys!!!
     
    ferraripete, Apr 11, 2009
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  7. 3604u

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    congrats dude...

    do share how customs duties work?
    I believe the omv you have to pay would be cheaper.

    And the car looks rock solid!!!
     
    3604u, Apr 11, 2009
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  8. Pcar928fan

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    997TT...NICE! That and a 996 are about the only Pcars I would accept over a 928!
     
    Pcar928fan, Apr 11, 2009
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  9. Tobias

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    ... automatic?
     
    Tobias, Apr 12, 2009
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  10. lung7707

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    Yup! Tiptronic.
     
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  11. DM18

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    Congrats Lung. I have also been moving back to Porsche. Had a 997 GT3RS which I got bored of very quickly and sold in early 07. I was thinking about a 997 Turbo too but gave it a miss inspite of depressed price in HK with banker exodus. Recently bought a 993RS, 930 Turbo SE and a 993 3.8 Cabrio. Really like air cooled again. Suspect that the 993RS will become a real favourite. 930 Turbo SE only has 7k miles since new and is in time warp condition so it will be an occasional use car. 3.8 Cabrio is deadly beautiful in Riviera blue with GT2 front lip, perfect condition.
     
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  12. ferrariluk

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    Any pics of all those Porsche?
     
    ferrariluk, Apr 17, 2009
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  13. DM18

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    Will take pics later. Travelling like crazy now - no time to enjoy the new additions!
     
    DM18, Apr 19, 2009
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  14. Napolis

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    Congrats! Drive her in Good Health!
     
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  15. WILLIAM H

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    Nice, Ive been looking at some 997s, I like silver or cobalt blue

    Havent driven one yet but I'm sure its a rocket

    Have fun
     
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  16. lung7707

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    Thanks guys... the car is fast!!! I already got the car chipped by DMS (UK)... its faster now. The car is soooo compliant at speed too.
     
    lung7707, Apr 20, 2009
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    Congrats.
     
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  18. Ferrarista3

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    Congrats! :)

    We had our 997 4S for 2 months and 5000km now. Great car. Absolutely love it. I'm just not convinced by the TipTronic. It's quite slow in sequential mode. Feels out of place on a sport car IMVHO. Let us know what you think of the tip.
     
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  19. lung7707

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    The problem is my other car is a Scuderia. One cannot compare the 997 tip to the superfast gears of the Scuderia.
    I just use the Turbo for daily driving in auto mode all the time. Its the first sports car that my wife wants to drive regularly. I don't know if thats a good thing :)
     
    lung7707, Apr 20, 2009
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  20. Ferrarista3

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    I see...I can imagine.

    As automatic, there is nothing wrong with the tip. I think you will be happy with it :)
     
    Ferrarista3, Apr 21, 2009
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  21. DM18

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    Your Scuderia will be next in her radar screen!!!!
     
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  22. Bullfighter

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    It gets the job done for daily driving. Plus I'm sure it has enough horsepower on tap, and with an F430 parked next to it I think he has all bases covered.
     
    Bullfighter, Apr 21, 2009
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  23. Bullfighter

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    I was at a Porsche tech event last weekend, and cobalt looks great on these cars.

    They're also pushing macadamia brown (metallic), which could be too trendy for its own good.
     
    Bullfighter, Apr 21, 2009
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  24. KevinMartin88

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    Hey, hus curious why lambos are called the dark side and porsches and ferrari same light?
     
    KevinMartin88, Jul 7, 2009
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  25. 1ual777

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    Thanks for sharing.
     
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